Swibert zimmermann



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

SWIBERT ZIMMERMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING BED.

' SPEQIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,602, dated May30, 1893.

Application iiled February 2, 1893. Serial No. 460,756- (NO model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SWIBERT ZIMMERMANN, of New York city, New York, haveinvented an Improved Folding Bed, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a folding bed which when closed constitutes atable and which is' provided with a hinged extensible foot piece, thatpermits the bed to bemade longer than the length of the table. t V

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bedshowing it open; Fig. 2 a longitudinal section showing it closed, andFig. 3a top view of the foot piece c,showing it lowered.

The letters a, represent the side pieces of the bed, supported upon feetas usual and connected at one end by the head piece a;

To this'head piece there is hinged a plate b, that extends over theentire bed and which when let down constitutes a table. The foot piece0, of the bed is made of peculiar construction. It is hinged to atransverse rail 0', of the bed bottom and is provided on its upper sidewith a pair of rails 0 folding between side pieces a, and with a plate 0which connects the rails 0 and is set back from the upper edge of theend piece 0. To this upper edge there is pivotedapair of legs 0 When thefoot piece is folded upward (Fig. 2) the plate 0 extends parallel to thebed bottom and constitutes a play table for the child. In this positionthe foot board is locked by a bolt 0 and the upper-edge of the footboard constitutes a rest or support for the table I). When the footpiece is folded downward (Fig. 1), the foot piece itself constitutes anextension of the bed bottom thus enlarging the size of the bed. The siderails 0 constitute an extension of the side pieces a, and the plate 0constitutes a foot rest. In this position the footpiece is supported bythe legs 0 The table I), is secured in its upright position, by means ofthe bolt 12', engaging eye b of the head piece a (Fig. 2). To the lowerface of the table there is pivoted aframe f, carrying a mosquito net fand operated by string f.

In order to support the mattress A, I employ in lieu ofthe usual bedbottom, a set of hooks 2', projecting beneath, the lower edge of sidepieces a. In this way the bed is deepened, which is of importance, asits height is necessarily limited to the ordinary height of a table. 7

When the entire device is folded, it constitutes as already stated, acomplete table. When it is to be used as a bed, the plate I), is raisedand locked in position by the bolt b. The foot piece may however, remainfolded upward as in Fig. 2, whenthe device will constitute a childscrib. To form a bed for adults, the foot piece 0, is swung down (Fig.

to the footpiece belowthe lower edge of the same and projects beneaththe table plate when the bed is closed, substantially as speci- SWIBERTZIMMERMANN.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIEsEN,

A. J ONGHMANS.

